Method and apparatus for managing device using at least one sensor

Abstract

A method of managing an electronic device is provided, which includes determining a management target device, selecting at least one measurement device based on the determined management target device, transmitting an operation command to the management target device, receiving measurement information from the at least one measurement device, and determining a state of the management target device based on the received measurement information.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method by an electronic device, comprising:
 determining a target device; 
 selecting at least two different sensing devices for measuring an environment in which the target device operates, in order to identify a state of the target device; 
 transmitting an operation command to the target device and controlling at least one other device for setting the environment for measuring the state of the target device; 
 receiving measurement information from the at least two sensing devices, the measurement information being generated by measuring the environment when the target device operates based on the received operation command; and 
 identifying the state of the target device based on the measurement information. 
 
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the identifying the state of the target device further comprises determining, if two or more target devices are selected, a priority of the target devices based on characteristics of the target devices, and
 determining the state of each of the target devices based on the priority. 
 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the selecting further comprises transmitting another operation command to the at least two sensing devices. 
     
     
       4. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the controlling the at least one other device comprises:
 determining whether to operate the least one other device; and 
 controlling the at least one other device, if the electronic device determines to operate the at least one other device. 
 
     
     
       5. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the determining the target device comprises determining the target device if an event occurs, and
 wherein the event includes a user not being located in a predetermined space. 
 
     
     
       6. The method of  claim 1 , wherein a weight value corresponding to each of the at least two sensing devices is applied to the measurement information. 
     
     
       7. An electronic device, the electronic device comprising:
 a transceiver; and 
 a controller configured to:
 determine a target device, 
 select at least two different sensing devices for measuring an environment in which the target device operates, in order to identify a state of the target device, 
 transmit an operation command to the target device, and control at least one other device for setting the environment for measuring the state of the target device, 
 receive measurement information from the at least two sensing devices, the measurement information being generated by measuring the environment when the target device operates based on the received operation command, and 
 identify the state of the target device based on the measurement information. 
 
 
     
     
       8. The electronic device of  claim 7 , wherein the controller is configured to:
 determine, if two or more target devices are selected, a priority of the target devices based on characteristics of the target devices, and 
 determine the states of each of the target devices based on the priority. 
 
     
     
       9. The electronic device of  claim 7 , wherein the controller is configured to transmit another operation command to the at least two sensing devices. 
     
     
       10. The electronic device of  claim 7 , wherein the controller is configured to:
 determine whether to operate the at least one other device, and 
 control the at least one other device, if the electronic device determines to operate the at least one other device. 
 
     
     
       11. The electronic device of  claim 7 , wherein the controller is configured to determine the target device if an event occurs, and
 wherein the event includes a user not being located in a predetermined space. 
 
     
     
       12. The electronic device of  claim 7 , wherein a weight value corresponding to each of the at least two sensing devices is applied to the measurement information.